| Competition Results |
We hope all players enjoyed our 1st prize tournament of the season on Monday, congratulations to the winners, prizes are €30 for 1st team in each direction, €24 for 2nd and €20 for 3rd. Prizes will be presented at the AGM.
We plan to have an individual competition next, hopefully before Christmas - more information to follow.
In other news we want to give a shout out to two of our members who competed at Malahide Regional Bridge Club in the Simultaneous Pairs recently - and placed 10th out of a total of 752 pairs nationally!
Fabulous result - take a bow Marese Hussey and Elaine Mulcahy.
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| Simultaneous Pairs Competition - Monday 3rd November Results |
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Thanks to all members who played in the tournament and well done to Mary Ryan and Gay Connolly who placed 42nd out of 1100 pairs nationally.
The commentary on the boards is now available by clicking the tab CBAI Sim Pairs Commentary in the left hand menu.
The overall results are available on www.ecatsbridge.com.
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| Membership Draw Winner |
The winner of our draw for free membership is Margot McGuinness. Congratulations Margot - your fee will be returned to you very soon!
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| Welcome to the new season! |
Welcome to the 2025/2026 bridge season and a very warm welcome to our new members and returning old members.
Membership Fees
It is the time of year that membership fees are due and the amount of the fee is the same as last year at €15. We pay €12.50 affiliation fee to the CBAI and the remaining €2.50 is an administration fee. This year we are giving an incentive to paying on time. If you pay your fee by 15 October you will be entered into a draw for free membership!
The bank details are as follows:
Account Name: Broadmeadow Bridge Club
IBAN: IE93AIBK93252371810099
BIC: AIBKIE2D
Bank Address: Swords, Co. Dublin
Please reference your payment with your name and your BBO user name.
If any member wishes to pay via an alternative method please let us know.
New Season Launch Competition
We will be running a new season launch competition on Monday 20 October and there will be prizes for the top pairs. Entry to this competition will only be possible if your membership fee is paid.
New Season Reminders and Standard Competition Conventions.
The WhatsApp group is only to be used for finding partners or information regarding competitions. Once a partner is found members can direct message each other regarding conventions etc.
- Please note that per CBAI guidance it is an absolute rule that there be no communication between partners once the competition starts, except in the chat function on BBO.
- If anyone is interested in entering the Kirwans League on a Broadmeadow team please let us know. There are links on our website to information about the Kirwans league.
- All members are encouraged to take part in external competitions. There is a link on our website to upcoming CBAI competitions.
- The following are the standard in the tournament, only departures from these need to be notified, along with any conventions other than those listed:
1. Weak No Trump - 12 to 14 HCP
2. Four card majors
3. Weak Two opening in all suits except clubs
4. Transfers
5. Stayman, Gerber and standard Blackwood (RKCB needs to be alerted)
6. Takeout and penalty doubles (all others must be alerted)
NB All alerts on BBO are made by the person bidding.
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| BBO and Bridgewebs Hints and Tips |
Links to YouTube videos to help with getting the most from your play in BBO, and information on the learning that can be derived from the competition results stored on our website.
You can access these from the new tab added to the left hand menu.
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| Player of the Year |
We are delighted to announce that we will be awarding an annual Player of the Year prize to the member who accumulates the most Masterpoints during the bridge season, which runs from 1st September through to May 31st.
We are even more delighted to announce the winner for the 2024/25 season - sincere congratulations to Anne O’Brien! Your prize is on the way.
Hoping that everyone is enjoying our summer Monday nights - we will have a competition on Bank Holiday Monday as sufficient interest has been shown, and we hope that those that have joined us during the summer will sign up for the new season - meanwhile enjoy the bridge !
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| Reviewing the play! |
There is huge benefit to reviewing our games, both in terms of our bidding and playing.
Because we use pre dealt hands, and the Bridgewebs platform there is significant capability to review, and even replay hands.
Click on the Duplicate Hand Records tab in the left hand menu for an introductory article on this, we can provide more links if members find this useful.
Enjoy!
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| Membership Drive |
Hopefully everyone is having a great summer!
it has been fantastic seeing so many new and ‘old’ members taking part in the competitions over the past number of weeks, it has certainly added to the playing experience, with good numbers, even though we are in holiday season.
We are continuing to welcome new members, so if you know someone that you think might enjoy the level we play at- please do invite them along.
If you have anyone interested please get their email address and Marese will provide them with the application form - it's easy to get them set up to play - nothing to lose, more fun if we have even more players!
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| Broadmeadows WhatsApp Group |
For newer members who may not be aware we have a club WhatsApp group which is great for finding partners. If you want to join please send a text message or WhatsApp to Gay Connolly on 0868367838. We have been advised to remind everyone on the WhatsApp group that it is only to be used for finding partners and that all chat must stop once the competition starts at 7.30pm. The chat on BBO can be used instead.
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| Competitions |
COMPETITIONS
Competitions will continue to run on Mondays on BBO.
You can log in from 6pm and the competition will start at 7.30.
PARTNER WhatsApp GROUP
A reminder that if you don’t have a partner you can put a message into the WhatsApp group - if you are not in the group you can send a text message or WhatsApp to Gay Connolly at 0868367838 and you will be added.
BBO Partnership Desk
Also, you can put your name in the partnership desk on BBO where members can check for anyone looking for a partner - and our friendly robots are also always available !
Hoping to see you all ‘at the club’ during the year.
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| New information added to ‘Masterpoints’ tab |
New reports have been added to the Masterpoints tab in the left hand menu providing information on the singles and pairs rankings in the current season.
A CBAI guide to Grades and Masterpoints can be accessed at this link.
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| CBAI and DNR Upcoming Competitions |
Lots of information on upcoming CBAI competitions available at this link ♥ .
Dublin North Region also has information on its website. Link to website in ‘Useful Links’ tab in left menu.
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| TIP How to use chat on BBO |
HOW to set up CHAT for use during COMPETITIONS on BBO
1. LOGON to BBO
2. Click Mouse in BLANK Space above the CHAT line
3. You get 3 choices : a) Smaller chat font
b) Bigger chat font
c) Chat Manager .
4. Click on c) Chat Manager - you will then get a box which allows you to enter a Message. Set up the message and EXIT.
5. Click on Chat Manager again and your message is there for you .
6. Click on the Message and you get another box labelled Chat .
7. Click on the BLUE tab Chat and your message goes to wherever you have designated . Normally Table.
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| TIP HOW to ALERT |
ALERTing on BBO.
This is different to ALERTing at the TABLE.
At the TABLE your Partner ALERTs your BID.
ON BBO you ALERT your own BID by clicking on the ALERT Button (below the actual BIDs) and then making the BID.
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